Malaya vs Malia

Side-by-side comparison of Malaya and Malia — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Malaya

Girl name · Rank #813

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Name B

Malia

Girl name · Rank #326

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Metric Malaya Malia
Current Rank #813 #326
Total Births (all years) 8,111 30,729
Peak Year 2014 2009
Peak Year Births 449 1,700
Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1977 1919

Births by Decade

Decade Malaya Malia
1910ss — 5
1940ss — 5
1950ss — 323
1960ss — 449
1970ss 23 1,027
1980ss 33 1,442
1990ss 225 2,477
2000ss 1,980 8,205
2010ss 3,906 11,138
2020ss 1,944 5,658

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Malaya Malia
2014 449 955
2015 391 1,031
2016 442 1,236
2017 413 1,429
2018 379 1,279
2019 432 1,264
2020 428 1,171
2021 445 1,204
2022 415 1,191
2023 315 1,146
2024 341 946

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1977–2024.

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